A BALLINLOGH MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER FEATURE IN AN ARTICLE IN TODAY’S SUNDAY INDEPENDENT.

BERNIE OSGOOD AND SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER REBECCA ARE PICTURED IN TODAYS PAPER EXCHANGING MOTHER’S DAY HUGS.

BERNIE DONATED A KIDNEY TO REBECCA IN JULY 2010.

HER DAUGHTER HAD SUFFERED KIDNEY FAILURE AT THE AGE OF TWO, AS A RESULT OF E-COLI POISONING, AND UP UNTIL HER TRANSPLANT HAD BEEN RECEIVING 10 HOUR NIGHTLY DIALYSIS TREATMENT.

THE COUNTY ROSCOMMON MOTHER SAYS MOTHERS DAY IS A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR THEIR FAMILY.

CLAIMING THE HAPPY OUTCOME WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE BUT FOR THE SUPPORT OF HER OWN MOTHER,CATHERINE,  WHO TOOK OVER THE DOUBLE ROLE OF MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER TO HER OTHER TWO CHILDREN DURING THE OPERATIONS AND RECUPERATION PERIOD.